Tennessee is athletic and they play hard but man do they run one inefficient offense. I don't think they have any set plays lol.

They run a variation of the flex offense. And the reason our half-court offense is inconsistent is because we don't have a PG. Ramar Smith didn't progress from his freshman year and still can't shoot, JP Prince sucks donkey balls, and Jordan Howell lost all of his confidence and is completely outmatched on defense. If we had a true PG we could've been more consistent. I've said all year they should've tried Lofton out at the point.

They run a variation of the flex offense. And the reason our half-court offense is inconsistent is because we don't have a PG. Ramar Smith didn't progress from his freshman year and still can't shoot, JP Prince sucks donkey balls, and Jordan Howell lost all of his confidence and is completely outmatched on defense. If we had a true PG we could've been more consistent. I've said all year they should've tried Lofton out at the point.

It's a slim variation of the flex offense, a very slim variation. It involves getting the ball to Lofton and having him shoot 30 foot 3's, throwing the ball down low to Tyler Smith and watching him take wild shots. This team doesn't pass the basketball, when they see a shot they take it no matter if it's good or not. Their offensive discipline is horrid and as a basketball fan it's sickening to watch this street ball crap that Pearl runs.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

It's a slim variation of the flex offense, a very slim variation. It involves getting the ball to Lofton and having him shoot 30 foot 3's, throwing the ball down low to Tyler Smith and watching him take wild shots. This team doesn't pass the basketball, when they see a shot they take it no matter if it's good or not. Their offensive discipline is horrid and as a basketball fan it's sickening to watch this street ball crap that Pearl runs.

That's why I'm actually kind of happy Lofton is leaving because he panics when we get down and starts chucking up 3's we don't need to take. As for the rest of your commentary I really don't care for it since your bias against Pearl apparently keeps you from stating any sane opinion on the basketball team. You seriously need to get over something that happened 20 years ago. I mean were you even anything more than an infant when it occurred? Are you anything more than an infant now?

That's why I'm actually kind of happy Lofton is leaving because he panics when we get down and starts chucking up 3's we don't need to take. As for the rest of your commentary I really don't care for it since your bias against Pearl apparently keeps you from stating any sane opinion on the basketball team. You seriously need to get over something that happened 20 years ago. I mean were you even anything more than an infant when it occurred? Are you anything more than an infant now?

I'm not the only one who's said his offense is crap. There's nothing to it besides pushing up the ball and getting quick shots. Occasionally you see some picks.

Same way with Calipari and Memphis. Clearouts, isolations, etc. You can't win when you don't pass the basketball.

Watch a team like UNC play or Texas, teams that actually run an offense. Tennessee's players just stand around and isolate. And against good defensive teams like Louisville, that's not going to work. Pearl is a better coach than I give him credit for, he's had success wherever he's been but I was disappointed to see what you guys ran offensively the past two seasons.

And I usually am very critical of teams who play that kind of basketball. I don't like Self but I don't criticize their play. They run a good high/low system, they have a good transition game, and they're well coached in the half court which gets a lot of open looks for their guards.

Tennessee is not disciplined at all offensively and I thought their off the ball defense was terrible yesterday. Louisville burned them on off the ball cuts all day lone, Jajuan Smith gambled a ton in the passing lanes and it cost his team, they stood around on the defensive glass giving the Cardinals second chance opportunities...You can't outscore everyone and the Vols learned that in the Tournament, balanced teams win and Tennessee is not balanced.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

I'm not the only one who's said his offense is crap. There's nothing to it besides pushing up the ball and getting quick shots. Occasionally you see some picks.

Same way with Calipari and Memphis. Clearouts, isolations, etc. You can't win when you don't pass the basketball.

Watch a team like UNC play or Texas, teams that actually run an offense. Tennessee's players just stand around and isolate. And against good defensive teams like Louisville, that's not going to work. Pearl is a better coach than I give him credit for, he's had success wherever he's been but I was disappointed to see what you guys ran offensively the past two seasons.

You're right. The sweet sixteen is so early considering the Tennessee program had been there a total of about 3 times before Pearl got there and now they've made it back to back years. And the offense is so crappy that it averaged 80+ points a game. And no one passes at all which is why we were tied for 8th in assists in the country with almost 18 a game.

You're right. The sweet sixteen is so early considering the Tennessee program had been there a total of about 3 times before Pearl got there and now they've made it back to back years. And the offense is so crappy that it averaged 80+ points a game. And no one passes at all which is why we were tied for 8th in assists in the country with almost 18 a game.

I never said they didn't score a lot of points and most of their assists in transition or getting the ball to Lofton for 3's.

The team does not pass hardly at all, they don't play very good defense, and it showed in the Tournament. A team with that much talent getting knocked out in the Sweet 16 for the 2nd straight season is a failure in my eyes, especially because they brought back most of their guys and added a stud in Tyler Smith.

The SEC people on this board were complaining when people said it was a crappy conference, well looks like those people were right. You guys had a horrible showing in the Tournament for a conference that was claimed by some on here to be "the most underrated in America." And I thought I read something about it being the best conference as well.

Tennessee had a good year, but they should have gone further with the talent on that roster. They were exposed in the Tournament with close calls in the first two games and getting slapped by Louisville. They run a stagnant offense and are not disciplined defensively which is why they got creamed by 19 against a sound Louisville squad.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

I never said they didn't score a lot of points and most of their assists in transition or getting the ball to Lofton for 3's.

The team does not pass hardly at all, they don't play very good defense, and it showed in the Tournament. A team with that much talent getting knocked out in the Sweet 16 for the 2nd straight season is a failure in my eyes, especially because they brought back most of their guys and added a stud in Tyler Smith.

The SEC people on this board were complaining when people said it was a crappy conference, well looks like those people were right. You guys had a horrible showing in the Tournament for a conference that was claimed by some on here to be "the most underrated in America." And I thought I read something about it being the best conference as well.

Tennessee had a good year, but they should have gone further with the talent on that roster. They were exposed in the Tournament with close calls in the first two games and getting slapped by Louisville. They run a stagnant offense and are not disciplined defensively which is why they got creamed by 19 against a sound Louisville squad.

I never said they didn't have problems defensively. I totally agree with you there. However, the "talent" they have is overrated at this point. They are an extremely young team outside of Lofton and Jajuan Smith and they lack a true PG. We would've went further this year had Lofton not gone to suckville after the Junior campaign that he had. Also it can be argued that Tennessee had the toughest road to get to the final four out of all the 2 seeds.

As for the rest of the SEC, Kentucky and Vandy have been overrated all season and MSU, and Arkansas got put out by one seeds.

This team was different from how they played in the regular season. Lofton is one of the best shooters in America, J. Smith can flat out fill it up, Tyler Smith is a future lottery pick, R. Smith while you don't like him as much as I do had a very solid season, Prince helped beat Memphis on the road...It's not that you went out, it's how you went out. Playing 3 very underwhelming games in the Tournament.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

And Tennessee was "supposedly" the best #2 seed in the Tourney. Butler I admit was good but c'mon. American gave you all you could handle in Round 1, it took OT to beat a 7 seed, and you got smoked by Louisville.

Very disappointing showing by the "best team in the SEC."

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

And Tennessee was "supposedly" the best #2 seed in the Tourney. Butler I admit was good but c'mon. American gave you all you could handle in Round 1, it took OT to beat a 7 seed, and you got smoked by Louisville.

Very disappointing showing by the "best team in the SEC."

Nah, Texas is the best 2 seed. They whooped us in the regular season. And as for Lofton as the best shooter in America, not this year. I had high hopes for Ramar Smith this year, but considering he got benched for Jordan Howell early in the season, and then by JP Princess later in the season he didn't have a good season. Tyler Smith was by far our best player this year. Jajuan Smith and Lofton dissappeared too much to be considered as good as they are.